Engineered for Impact | Online Learning Hub

Engineers Australia has teamed up with Year13 to create Engineered for Impact, a dynamic online hub helping Gen Z discover what engineering really looks like and how it shapes the world.

With inspiring videos featuring Engineering Champions, interactive career tools and tailored information that speaks directly to high school students, parents and teachers, Engineered for Impact highlights the creativity, diversity and real-world impact of engineering – showing why it’s a career worth considering.

Learn about how engineers use their creativity and knowledge make a positive difference in the world, and why you should consider this amazing career. Engineered for Impact showcases real stories from young professionals and provides young people with the tools and confidence to pursue careers in engineering, where women remain significantly underrepresented. The program aims to close the gender gap in the engineering profession and strengthen the workforce pipeline.

Engineered for Impact Resources:

The Engineering Hub is a collection of articles, videos and information about engineering and making engineering a career.

The Engineered for Impact Academy includes interactive modules where you can learn about engineering and find out why you should consider it as a career.

About Women in Engineering:

Engineered for Impact, Engineering Champion, Adriana Assey, did not consider a career in engineering while in school, despite growing up in a household where her father worked as a mechanical engineer. As time passed, however, she was drawn to the field.

Adriana now works as a project engineer, coordinating and planning the on-site work. Her responsibilities include monitoring costs, overseeing team activities, and managing timelines.

“A great aspect of the role is being able to hear how positively your work impacts the community,” Adriana said.

“How lifestyles are impacted for the better in terms of the infrastructure that you’ve built is honestly the most life-changing and rewarding aspect of being an engineer.”

She believes the program will have a positive impact on anyone taking their first steps into engineering and will offer support to those who need a little extra encouragement.

“My advice to young people considering becoming an engineer is always stay curious and try new things,” she said.

Engineers Australia’s Chief Engineer, Katherine Richards AM CSC, said Engineered for Impact is about demystifying engineering and highlighting its impact on almost all aspects of society to inspire school students who may never have considered it a career option.

“So many projects underway and in the pipeline whether they be infrastructure, manufacturing, smart technologies, transition to net zero, all require engineers.

“It’s a career for anyone who wants to make a real and positive impact – and our Year13 collaboration highlights that.”

“We are also calling for a target of 60,000 additional engineering graduates over the next decade in order to help address the complex global challenges we face. Engineered for Impact will help us get there by attracting the next generation of engineers”

Women remain significantly underrepresented in STEM-qualified fields, making up just 15% of the workforce. In engineering, women make up only 16% of the engineering workforce, and only 4.1% of the engineering qualified labour force are women born in Australia.

For more information and all enquiries please visit the Year13 website or Engineers Australia website

What:   Engineered for Impact

When:    Anytime

Where:   Available on Year13’s website

Who:   High school students, parents and teachers

At Play & Go Adelaide we make every effort to provide accurate information to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. We recommend confirming times, dates and details directly before making any plans as details may be subject to change.

Image Source: Engineered for Impact Humanitix

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